Bounding Felidar
Creature — Cat Beast Mount
Whenever this creature attacks while saddled, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control. You gain 1 life for each of those creatures.
Saddle 2 (Tap any number of other creatures you control with total power 2 or more: This Mount becomes saddled until end of turn. Saddle only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #10700
Bounding Felidar enters, untaps a permanent, and attacks the same turn — that's a blinkable, beatstick-shaped engine piece at four mana. In Arahbo, the First Fang specifically, that combination of flash-speed body and untap trigger makes it one of the cleaner value plays in the archetype.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Arahbo, the First Fang
Arahbo, the First Fang wants Bounding Felidar because the untap trigger pairs directly with Arahbo's tap-based eminence ability, letting you generate value and attack in the same sequence without jumping through hoops.
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah runs Bounding Felidar as a Cat body that does real work on entry — the untap flexibility lines up with go-wide and combat-trick strategies the deck already wants.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bounding Felidar is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is where it actually shows up. In 60-card formats it's too slow and too narrow — four mana for a 3/4 that untaps one permanent doesn't compete with the efficiency those formats demand. Commander is the right home: the single-copy constraint doesn't hurt a card that shines as a flicker target or a value piece in Cat tribal, and the longer game gives the untap trigger room to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Bounding Felidar is deep bulk — pick it up in any common box without thinking twice. Bulk Cat tribal pieces rarely spike unless something pushes the archetype into the spotlight, so don't expect movement, but at this price there's no reason not to own a copy.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Arahbo, the First Fang
- Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.